Volunteering
Here are the current volunteering vacancies at Sleep Scotland and TEENS+.
- Board members
- Volunteer Sleep Counsellor
- Volunteer Training Assistant
- Volunteer Office Assistant
- TEENS+
Board members
We are looking for volunteers to join our board of management. Post holders will contribute to the future of the charity by helping to oversee its strategic development and direction.
The board also oversees TEENS+, which is a transitional education programme for young people with complex support needs and severe communication difficulties.
We are particularly interested in individuals with experience and skills in the following areas:
- strategic development;
- marketing;
- fundraising;
- monitoring and evaluation.
The board meets for two hours bi-monthly at the Sleep Scotland headquarters in Edinburgh.
If you are interested in helping our charity make a difference to children and young people with additional support needs, please send your CV and covering letter to janet at sleepscotland.org (replace at with @), or call Janet Lindsay on 0131 651 1392.
Volunteer Sleep Counsellor
- Are you a professional with experience of working with children and young people?
- Do you have 3 or more hours to spare each week? Perhaps you are retiring or cutting down on your hours of paid work.
- Would you enjoy the challenge of helping to support families with children with severe sleep problems?
- Are you interested in a worthwhile and rewarding volunteering opportunity?
We are looking for professionals who are willing to work with families on a voluntary basis. Full training and ongoing support will be provided.
More information
For more information, please contact us.
Apply
To apply, please complete the following form:
Please send your completed application via post to Sleep Scotland, 8 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9NW; via fax to 0131 651 1391; or via e-mail to enquiries at sleepscotland.org (replace at with @).
Volunteer Training Assistant
Location: Edinburgh
Hours: 3 hours per week
We are looking for a volunteer to assist the training team with general administrative duties needed when arranging training events. This is a good opportunity for someone who is looking for office experience with a charity.
We would like a volunteer who can help out for about 3 hours per week over one day, starting as soon as possible. You would be working as part of a small team in our office in Edinburgh.
Duties include creating course materials, photocopying, filing, sending information packs to professionals, preparing large mailings, database entry, internet research and other administrative duties.
We would like a volunteer who is friendly, reliable and flexible. IT skills are desirable. Previous experience of office work would be helpful, but we will consider people seeking to gain administrative experience.
More information
For more information, please see the following document:
Apply
To apply, please complete the following form:
Please send your completed application via post to Sleep Scotland, 8 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9NW; via fax to 0131 651 1391; or via e-mail to enquiries at sleepscotland.org (replace at with @).
Volunteer Office Assistant
Location: Edinburgh
Hours: 3 hours per week
We are looking for a volunteer to assist with general administrative duties. This is a good opportunity for someone who is looking for office experience with a charity.
We would like a volunteer who can help out for about 3 hours per week over one day, starting as soon as possible. You would be working as part of a small team in our office in Edinburgh.
Duties include archiving, photocopying, filing, processing documents, preparing large mailings, database entry, internet research and other administrative duties.
We would like a volunteer who is friendly, reliable and flexible. IT skills are desirable. Previous experience of office work would be helpful, but we will consider people seeking to gain administrative experience.
More information
For more information, please see the following document:
Apply
To apply, please complete the following form:
Please send your completed application via post to Sleep Scotland, 8 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9NW; via fax to 0131 651 1391; or via e-mail to enquiries at sleepscotland.org (replace at with @).
TEENS+
For information about volunteering at TEENS+, please see the TEENS+ website.
